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Mark Wilson entered the third round of the BMW Championship with a lot of positives, but when the 18th holes of the third round was concluded, only that Wilson could talk about was the negatives.

Wilson, a Wisconsin native, that lives in the suburbs of Chicago and played the Cog Hill course hundreds of times so when he shot 65-66 to move to 11-under and tied with Justin Rose for the halfway lead it wasn’t surprising.

Bug or windshield, Wilson needs to make a significant move to make a statement to Fred Couples, the U.S. Presidents Cup captain.

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If Wilson can chip away at Rose’s lead and then make a charge next week in Atlanta, Wilson could be the only three-time winner on the PGA Tour in 2011. If he can accomplish that it would be very difficult for Couples to not select him.

“I didn’t save any shots with some long putts or even make any birdie putts,” Wilson said. “They’ve got to go tomorrow. Law of averages.”